photos:2007:Hiking in Pisgah National Forest, NC

Pisgah National Forest, Labor Day weekend 2007












Table Rock visitor center Table Rock mountain Yikes! Beautiful little waterfall pool












Lots of exposed granite here Makes sense why they..able Rock State Park Storm coming in at C..ar's Head State Park Flourescent orange m..oms on a fallen tree












Black Forest cabin Gorgeous forest in the Pink Beds Overgrown trail in the Pink Beds The Pink Beds Loop t..ugh several meadows.












Going hiking off the Blue Ridge Parkway Fog has burned off a..t Laurel Creek trail Sam Knob, our destin..n, stands before us. Little Sam Knob loom..head from the trail.












Very tall trailside ..the bumblebees busy. Flat Laurel Creek near its headwaters Almost paradise: The..ries along the path. We are closer to Sam Knob now.












Black Balsam Knob is..t at the base of it. The trail got thick .. were very friendly! The hills are alive... Climbing the side of Sam Knob now












Zoomed in on Devil's..ouse in the distance We break above the t..ece of white quartz. At the summit, the v.. 360 degrees around. Mount Hardy is the t.. peak in the center.












Look closely just le.. reference of scale. Some of the granite ..ions on the mountain Back down from the s..ck to the trailhead. A closer view of the..that were everywhere












Wild daisies Pretty butterfly on thistle Yes, bears like this..too for the berries. Looking back at Sam .. ridge we're on now.












Blueberries The blackberries wer..ncredibly sweet too. Something I thought ..ollenating together. Looking Glass Falls









Triple Falls in Dupont State Forest Hooker Falls in Dupont State Forest Cute little bumblebee on a daisy